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Jay V. Bixler

Physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

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SPIE Journal Paper | 24 January 2022 Open Access

EarthShine: Observing our world as an exoplanet from the surface of the Moon

Patricia Boyd, Emily Wilson, Alan Smale, Peter Supsinskas, Timothy Livengood, Tilak Hewagama, Geronimo Villanueva, Alexander Marshak, Nickolay Krotkov, Petr Pokorny, Jay Bixler, Jonathan Noland, Guru Ramu, Paul Cleveland, John Ganino, Murzy Jhabvala, Elisa Quintana, Emily Gilbert, Knicole Colón, Giada Arney, Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Avi Mandell, Tom Barclay, Marc Kuchner, Lesley Ott

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 01, 014003, (January 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.1.014003

KEYWORDS: Exoplanets, Planets, Earth's atmosphere, Stars, Clouds, Spectroscopy, Sun, Telescopes, Data modeling, Solar system

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

Strategies for single-point diamond machining a large format germanium blazed immersion grating

R. Montesanti, S. Little, P. Kuzmenko, J. Bixler, J. Jackson, J. Lown, R. Priest, B. Yoxall

Proceedings Volume 9912, 991233 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234248

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Diamond machining, Germanium, Diamond, Optical design, Diffraction gratings, Diamond machining, Germanium, Spindles, Tolerancing, Laser cutting, Photovoltaics, Wavefronts

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

High efficiency germanium immersion gratings

Paul Kuzmenko, Pete Davis, Steve Little, Liesl Little, Jay Bixler

Proceedings Volume 6273, 62733T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670565

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Germanium, Diffraction, Diamond, Spectrometers, Laser scattering, Wavefronts, Silicon, Diamond machining, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

Reflection grating arrays for the Reflection Grating Spectrometer on board XMM

Steven Kahn, Jean Cottam, Todd Decker, Frits Paerels, Steven Pratuch, Andrew Rasmussen, Joshua Spodek, Jay Bixler, A. Brinkman, Jan-Willem den Herder, Christian Erd

Proceedings Volume 2808, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256008

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Space telescopes, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Roentgenium, Grazing incidence, Sensors, Calibration, Reflector telescopes, Beryllium

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

Reflection Grating Spectrometer on board XMM

A. Brinkman, Henry Aarts, Antonius den Boggende, T. Bootsma, Luc Dubbeldam, Jan-Willem den Herder, Jelle Kaastra, Piet de Korte, Boris van Leeuwen, Rolf Mewe, E. van Zwet, Todd Decker, Charles Hailey, Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels, Steven Pratuch, Andrew Rasmussen, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Phil Guttridge, Jay Bixler, Knud Thomsen, Alex Zehnder, Christian Erd

Proceedings Volume 2808, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256019

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Roentgenium, Sensors, X-rays, Diffraction gratings, Telescopes, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, CCD cameras

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 1994 Paper

Development, fabrication, and metrology of the electro-optical breadboard model for the reflection grating array of the XMM Grating Spectrometer

Todd Decker, Richard Montesanti, Jay Bixler, Charles Hailey, Steven Kahn

Proceedings Volume 2283, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193208

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Assembly tolerances, Tolerancing, Metrology, Spectroscopy, Electro optical modeling, Prototyping, Optical design, Silicon carbide, Inspection

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 1994 Paper

Modeling and analysis of x-ray emission line images acquired with a prototype model of the XMM Reflection Grating Spectrometer

Frits Paerels, Jay Bixler, Jan-Willem den Herder, Charles Hailey, Steven Kahn, C. Mauche

Proceedings Volume 2283, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193207

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Mirrors, Telescopes, Light scattering, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Prototyping, Space telescopes, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1994 Paper

Integrated x-ray testing of the electro-optical breadboard model for the X-ray Multimirror Mission (XMM) reflection grating spectrometer

Jay Bixler, Henry Aarts, Wolfgang Burkert, Antonius den Boggende, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Heinrich Braeuninger, A. Brinkman, William Craig, Todd Decker, Luc Dubbeldam, Christian Erd, Charles Hailey, Jan-Willem den Herder, Fred Jansen, Steven Kahn, Piet de Korte, C. Mauche, Frits Paerels, Knud Thomsen

Proceedings Volume 2280, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186828

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Roentgenium, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings, Electro optical modeling, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 1994 Paper

Reflection grating spectrometer onboard the ESA x-ray multi-mirror (XMM) mission

Jan-Willem den Herder, Henry Aarts, Marcel van den Berg, Jay Bixler, Antonius den Boggende, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, A. Brinkman, Todd Decker, Luc Dubbeldam, Charles Hailey, Fred Jansen, Steven Kahn, Piet de Korte, C. Mauche, Richard Montesanti, Frits Paerels, Hugo Spruijt, Knud Thomsen, Peter Verhoeve, Alex Zehnder

Proceedings Volume 2209, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185279

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Roentgenium, Cameras, X-ray telescopes, Back illuminated sensors, CCD cameras, Spectral resolution, Telescopes

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The Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) onboard the ESA satellite XMM (X-ray Multi Mirror mission) combines a high resolving power (approximately 400 at 0.5 keV) with a large effective area (approximately 200 cm²). The spectral range selected for RGS (5 - 35 angstroms) contains the K shell transitions of N, O, Ne, Mg, Al, Si and S as well as the important L shell transitions of FE. The resolving power allows the study of a wide variety of challenging scientific questions. Detailed temperature diagnostics are feasible as the ionization balance is a unique function of the distribution of the electron temperature. Density diagnostics are provided by studying He-like triplets where the ratio of the forbidden to intercombination lines varies with density. Other fields of interest include the determination of elemental abundances, the study of optical depth effects, velocity diagnostics by measuring Doppler shifts and the estimate of magnetic fields through the observation of Zeeman splitting. The resolving power is obtained by an array of 240 gratings placed behind the mirrors of the telescope, dispersing about half of the X-rays in two spectroscopic orders. The X-rays are recorded by an array of 9 large format CCDs. These CCDs are operated in the frame transfer mode. They are back illuminated as the quantum efficiency of front illuminated devices is poor at low energies because of their poly-silicon gate structure. To suppress dark current the CCDs are passively cooled. In order to obtain the effective area of about 200 cm², grating arrays and CCD cameras are placed behind two of the three XMM telescopes. A model of RGS was tested last autumn ('93) at the Panter long beam X-ray facility in Munich. The model consisted of a subset of four mirrors, eight representative gratings covering a small section of the inner mirror shells and a CCD camera containing three CCDs. The purpose of these tests was to verify the resolution and sensitivity of the instrument as a function of X-ray energy. Extensive simulations, using a Monte Carlo raytracing code, are used to interpret these tests. Preliminary results of these tests will be discussed and compared to the calculated response.

Proceedings Article | 1 October 1991 Paper

Performance of a variable-line-spaced master reflection grating for use in the reflection grating spectrometer on the x-ray multimirror mission

Jay Bixler, Charles Hailey, C. Mauche, Peter Teague, Robert Thoe, Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels

Proceedings Volume 1549, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48358

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Copper, Scattering, Scatter measurement, Light scattering, Spectroscopy, RGB color model, Extreme ultraviolet, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1991 Paper

Design and analysis of the reflection grating arrays for the X-Ray Multi-Mirror Mission

Dennis Atkinson, Jay Bixler, Paul Geraghty, Charles Hailey, Jeffrey Klingmann, Richard Montesanti, Steven Kahn, Frits Paerels

Proceedings Volume 1343, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23226

KEYWORDS: Optical design, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Beryllium, Spectroscopy, Space telescopes, X-ray optics, Sensors, Telescopes, Diffraction gratings

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 1990

Multilayer coated concave diffraction grating resolution and efficiency in the extreme ultraviolet

Jay Bixler, Troy Barbee, Dan Dietrich

OE, Vol. 29, Issue 07, (July 1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.55663

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Extreme ultraviolet

Proceedings Article | 1 July 1990 Paper

Design and construction of an automated multiobject spectroscopy system

Jean Brodie, Jay Bixler, William Craig, R. Donnelly, Charles Hailey, Lynn Seppala

Proceedings Volume 1235, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.19135

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Spectrographs, Prisms, Observatories, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopy, Spectrometers, Astronomy, Optical instrument design, Space telescopes

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